EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on June 8, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. At first glance, it seems a little bit unusual to talk about art and war in the same blog post. […]
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Mansfield City Schools will not mandate masks for the 2021-2022 school year
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools will not require masks for staff and students when school starts next week. Andrea Moyer, director of school improvement and safety, and Lauren Yeagle of Resource Solutions Consultants gave a presentation outlining the district’s COVID-19 protocols at a school board meeting Tuesday. Face coverings are strongly recommended, but not required […]
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Mansfield City Council may postpone dry dam engineering vote until 2022
MANSFIELD — It’s possible the next Mansfield City Council will have the final say on a $1.5 million design/engineering study for a proposed dry dam in North Lake Park. That’s because a final vote on the proposed study may be postponed until early 2022 — when city finances are better known and perhaps more is […]
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Group rallies in Mansfield to support bill seeking to ban mandatory vaccines
MANSFIELD — A small group gathered at Central Park in Downtown Mansfield on Tuesday to show support for a bill seeking to ban mandatory vaccinations of all types. “I am 100% against mandates on the vaccinations,” said Pamela Beeman, of Bellville, a retired nurse. “I think that we need to have choice over if we take […]
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North central Ohio residents tell us no masks by 2-1 ratio
MANSFIELD — A mask mandate would not be welcomed back to north central Ohio, according to the majority of people who responded to a Richland Source survey. On July 28, Richland Source published a survey asking our readers a number of questions about wearing a face mask in public again due to this surge of new COVID-19 cases with […]
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Thursday Night Lights: Lex, Ontario kick off season a day early
LEXINGTON — Taylor Gerhardt’s return to the Lexington sideline will come a week and a day earlier than usual. The high school football season kicks off a week early this year to accommodate the extra round of playoffs. Gerhardt, who is in his second tour of duty as Lex’s coach after piloting the program from […]
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Bellville, Richland County agree to split costs on new tornado siren
BELLVILLE — Bellville Mayor Teri Brenkus said Tuesday she hopes to have a new, $24,650 solar-powered tornado siren installed on the southern end of the village by the end of 2021. Richland County commissioners agreed to split the costs of the siren with the village, with each entity paying $12,325.19. Originally, commissioners and village officials […]
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Richland County poll workers to receive $15 pay increases
MANSFIELD — Richland County polling place workers will see their first pay increase in eight years, beginning in 2022. County commissioners unanimously approved a request Tuesday from Richland County Board of Elections Director Matt Finfgeld and Deputy Director Jane Zimmerman that will pay workers each an additional $15 per election. Beginning in 2022, voting location managers […]
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Richland County Children Services employees rejoining county health plan
MANSFIELD — Richland County Children Services employees are returning to the county’s health plan, effective Jan. 1, 2022. County commissioners approved the request on Tuesday from agency Executive Director Nikki Harless, who said the agency “has been experiencing double-digit increases year after year” since going out on its own in 2017. The unanimous vote came […]
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Decision ’21: Shelby voters will determine trio of renewal property tax levies
SHELBY — Shelby voters will be asked to renew two property tax levies on the Nov. 2 ballot, among 12 such issues on the Richland County general election ballot. The City of Shelby is seeking renewals of a pair of five-year levies: a 0.9 issue for the Shelby City Health Department and a 0.5 mill […]